The story of Marsha Colbey is a powerful example of how the media can greatly influence outcomes in the American justice system, and her story is shown through Just Mercy. Marsha was a poor white woman from the state of Alabama who lived in a small FEMA trailer with her husband and six other children. She soon became pregnant with her seventh child, but she was too poor to acquire adequate prenatal care. She was a caring mother, but times were very difficult. Not able to afford a hospital visit, Marsha delivered the baby at home, but it was stillborn. She buried him in her backyard, but an untrusting neighbor noticed the baby was missing and called the police. As Stevenson described in Just Mercy, the media was obsessed with stories of crazed,
